Swiss Robotics Association

SWISS Foundation for Innovation and Training in Surgery (SFITS)

The SWISS Foundation for Innovation and Training in Surgery (SFITS) is a Swiss non-profit foundation based in the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) complex, in Switzerland.

The SFITS offers a unique 5-star setting that spans over 2’000m2 in a sophisticated and modern infrastructure. It offers the possibility to train / research or test solutions under conditions close to reality, on anatomical, synthetic and organic specimens.

The center is also fitted with an auditorium and a recording studio to offer online and hybrid events, as well as a modern video platform with the ability to livestream sessions across the infrastructure and remotely.

We offer...

  • Fully equipped clinical research facility
  • Surgery innovation accelerator hub
  • Multidisciplinary platform designed as a secured and controlled training and research environment and healthcare operation center for professionals working in interventional theaters
  • Modern and well equipped infrastructure, for almost real conditions as in an operating rooms
  • Specific know-how and professional teams
  • Ethical access to anatomical specimens, organic parts, synthetic models

We are looking for...

Partnering with academia and actors in the field of robotics, in order to

  • Support the development of new surgical and interventional techniques
  • Host research projects
  • Host R&D labs
  • Host innovative companies